The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-03
IN THE JAIL AT CHICAGO.
Relatives OF the Doomed Men Flock to
See Them.


CHICAGO, Nov Nv ithin fifteen minutes
after the decision of the Supreme Court
was known to-day eight or ten officers in
citizens clothes appeared at the Jail Two
of them stepped quietly into the Jail and
the Others disposed of themselves in the
Criminal Court building and about the
neighborhood. Without any previous in
timation the rule deharring visitors from
the Jail was quickly put into force and
no one was allowed to enter the
building during the afternoon except Off
GERS, reporters and relatives of the Anarch-
lists. As soon as the news from Washington
had generally circulated through the city
there was rush of miscellaneous people to
see the condemned men before IL was too
late They entered the Sheriffs office in
droves, but the latch string had been with
drawn. Loud and long were the expoStula-
tions, but the burly deputy who guarded
the way to the Jail yard was as obdurate as
the prison walls. Friends of the doomed
men bearing baskets of delicacies for them
begged admlttance. The dainties were
passed in. but only relatives gained entrance.
Sheriff Watson said:
I don't want TO make any fuss about IL, but
the visits of other Anarchists have got to stop.
Henceforth the doomed men will not be allowed
to have any more recreation hours. Person
could, but | don't think it would be wise to do
so. 1t may seem foolish and perhaps
it is foolish, but l don't want
ng en Tber friends gh gVs them @
daggers or poison, and although know that
if they should want to kill themselves, we
would be powerless to prevent it, still should
not like to have it said that if had attended to
my duty, suicides might have been prevented.
MRS. ENGEL THE FIRST TO COME.
The first of those to arrive was Mrs.
Engel. There was a sort of scared expires
sion on her poor, worn face, and she moved
about in nervous manner, rs though she
could scarcely realize that the last slender
thread of hope had broken. She brought a
basket of toothsome edibes for her husband,
and Jailer Folz took chair from the office
and carried it out to the cage and placed it
for her near the bars
Lingg's aunt and young lady cousin and
one of his fair admirers came next. They
were all downcast with traces of tears on
their cheeks, but they had not been talking
to the reckless bonlb-maker five minutes
before they were all laughing, and their
mirth sounded strangely incongruous with
the feelings of most of those present.
Frank Bieleffeldt, of the Arbiter Zeitltng
accompanied by a reporter for the same
paper, came next.
Shortly afterward Spies two brothers,
they were followed by their mother, who
seemed to feel her sorrow deeply.
Mrs. Parsons and her two little children
came and with them a lady who is inter
ested in the work of the Amnesty Associa-
tion.
Every one of the prisoners had the sem
blance, at least of positively cheerful
spirits.
WON'T SIGN PETITIONS.
Bieleffeldt, after leaving Jail, said:
1t is useless to ask these mon to sign pc
tition to the Governor for their lives. have
Just been talking to them, and they laugh at
the idea.
A significant incident of the day had its
scene at police headquarters. The moment
the word of the decision was received all
the detectives in the building disappeared
with surprising suddenness. AS to what
districts or places they were assigned, their
Superiors were n-communlcative when
asked 1t is known, however, that for some
days the men have had secret instructions to
act as soon as the decision was received.
1--WE will not be caught mapping" was all
the officials would say. Besides the regular
force the detective department has been
largely REINFORCED from outlying stations.
Just what precautions will be, or have been
taken to prevent any outbreak, the officials
decline to say.
PREPARING FOR THE HANGING.
1t is known that the preparations are
going on for the execution. The ropes have
been ordered from al Eastern firm for some
time, and will be thoroughly tested before
being sent on here. An additional scaffold
will have to be built and preparations were
being made for this to-day At present
there are two of these dark Instruments of
death lying in the basement of the Criminal
Court building, but they will not accommo-
date more than five victims. The new one
will be made very much like tine one on
which three Italian murderers We're hanged
some time ago, but will, it is stated, contain
some slight improvements as to traps.
Already the morbidly curious of Chicago,
as well as outside points, have been sending
in requests for tickets TO get in the Jail on
Nov. H. Letters by the score are arriving
daily from provincial journalists, who de
sire to secure tickets so they can have rep
resentative on hand They will all be
doomed to disappointment. If the hanging
takes place on Nov II there will be only a
few persons present The Sheriff viii adhere
strictly to the law laid down in such cases,
and no one except representatives of the
city papers, the press associations, the
members of the jury and attorneys will be
allowed to be present